As all literate persons here might glean for themselves (if they could be arsed), 'twas YOUR quasi-philosophical burblings that I was farting in the general direction of.

But Steve, as you have been so fond of pointing out in the past, I make no original contributions of my own. I have made no philosophical burblings, quasi or otherwise. All I have done is cite the work of others, mainly Popper but suppiorted by quotes from the famous as varied as Einstein and Dawkins along with contributors to this thread. Please enlighten me as to anything I have said that you consider to be "quasi-philosophical burblings".

Neither Newton nor Popper burbled

Excellent! I am glad to see that you have finally taken on board what Popper was saying. You have embraced falsifiabilty. You have recognised that science doesn't do "True". Welcome into the fold of modern scientific thought. I am glad to see that you will no longer be proclaiming (with religious fervour) "Evolution is true!".

Well, I can dream.